Spanish word

neozelandés

Pronunciation

IPA/neoθelanˈdes/

Meaning

  • masculine nounNew Zealander

Example

Conocí a un neozelandés en la fiesta.

I met a New Zealander during the party.

Illustration for neozelandés (New Zealander)

More examples

¿Habla inglés el neozelandés que está allí?

Does the New Zealander over there speak English?

Core concept

Person born in or holding citizenship of New Zealand.

Common phrases

  • un neozelandés

    a New Zealander

  • con un neozelandés

    with a New Zealander

  • para un neozelandés

    for a New Zealander

Similar words

kiwi: Casual, affectionate term used for a New Zealander in informal speech.
maorí: Member of New Zealand's indigenous Māori community.
australiano: Person from Australia by birth or naturalization.

Definition in Spanish

Persona originaria de Nueva Zelanda o que posee la ciudadanía de ese país.

Word origin

The demonym attaches the Spanish national suffix -és to the place name Nueva Zelanda, which is the Spanish form of English New Zealand that ultimately refers to the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Usage tips

  • Spanish marks gender and number: neozelandés (feminine neozelandesa), plural neozelandeses or neozelandesas, and 'soy de Nueva Zelanda' is equally used to state origin.

Other meanings

  • New Zealandadjective

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